English Oak timber

**tarebel** · 1st April 2007, 11:23 PM

Have a dying English Oak about to be felled - North Sydney area. Wiuld like to give the old girl a dignified passing by trying to avoid the chipper. Trunk is about 1m diameter to about 2m high then three branching trunks about 30cm diameter for several metres. Main trunk has borer damage which led to her eventual demise. Trunklets are still solid. Treefeller has told me he can cut it into 1 -1.5m logs.Anyone interested in re-incarnating this once magnificent specimen - that has given myself and the local wildlife many years of shade prodection & beauty - please email. Scheduled for removal over next few weeks

**tarebel** · 1st April 2007, 11:25 PM

**RufflyRustic** · 2nd April 2007, 10:15 AM

Bugger, Not Toowoomba area, again

**Wild Dingo** · 3rd April 2007, 01:06 PM

An never Bunbury

Seems to me most of the giveaways great deals are all over east somewhere

... bloody sandgropers never giveaway nuffin

Still good offer mate well done

**Clinton1** · 3rd April 2007, 01:20 PM

I'm not in sydney, but if the forumites don't want it there will be restorers that will be pleased to get hold of it.
Even the borers holes are good for restorers... helps to have the new timber blend in to the old.
Good luck with it.

**HappyHammer** · 3rd April 2007, 01:45 PM

I've PM'd Tarebel to arrange pickup once it is felled.

HH.

**HappyHammer** · 9th May 2007, 08:31 PM

Thought I'd post these pictures of the timber I scored from Tarebel today.

Thanks very much Tarebel hopefully I'll do it justice in about 18 months time.

HH.

**ozwinner** · 9th May 2007, 08:36 PM

Too late isnt it, all the ends are cracked as it wasnt sealed when cut.

Al

**himzol** · 9th May 2007, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Too late isnt it, all the ends are cracked as it wasnt sealed when cut.

Al

Depends on how long ago it was cut down, the checking may not have gone too far in.

**HappyHammer** · 9th May 2007, 09:13 PM

OK how about some advice then. It was cut down last Thursday.

HH.

**ozwinner** · 9th May 2007, 09:21 PM

The ends should have been sealed with paint, wax, anything to stop the timber drying out and cracking.

This should have been done as the tree hit the ground.

Al

**HappyHammer** · 9th May 2007, 10:07 PM

So I can't save any of it?

HH.

**ozwinner** · 9th May 2007, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by HappyHammer

So I can't save any of it?

HH.

You can still save some of it with an application of paint to stop it drying out and cracking, how much you can save is anyones guess.

I noticed the thread was started in the beginning of April, if the tree has been down that long there will be significant cracking.

You maybe able to get some smaller boards out of it, or its good for pens.

Al

**HappyHammer** · 9th May 2007, 10:28 PM

No it only came down last Thursday and not all of the logs are cracked any particular paint?

HH.

**DJ’s Timber** · 9th May 2007, 10:32 PM

Split them down the guts now, follow the checking that has already happened. Once you have split them open you will release alot of the stress out of the log.

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